Communal toilet - windows open or closed?

[TheLever]

A colleague who opens the building up every morning opens up all the toilet windows wide open, all year round and closes all the doors. In winter, by the time you get to the loo mid morning it is absolutely freezingly unpleasant to take off your bottoms and sit on the very cold loo seat.

The toilet and sink is in one room with one window behind the loo.

When I go in to use the loo I close the window to, not completely shut, but it’s less drafty and wide open. The colleague goes in during the day and opens it wide again.

We have asked colleague not to open the window so wide but they say they don’t like germs or toilet smells so it needs airing out.

who is being unreasonable?

Wtf is that? I assume it's not intended to go on the toilet seat to soak up everybody else's leftover urine?

Dual function! I don't think the Marketing People had thought of that. Win - win.

Do you not know how to squat and take a piss? You could even put toilet roll on the seat and sit on that. Putting your bare bum on a public toilet is mad

Don't be silly. How do you live your life like that?

Oh good grief. There are probably more germs on the door than the seat, even if everyone were to hover to pee. How many diseases or infections do you think you can catch through your buttocks?

Blimey, glad that’s all you have to worry about.

You’re in there a minute. Close the window if you’re having a shit and then open it again after, if you’re really that cold.

Suggest to management they install an extraction fan.

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Oh god wide open!!! Once worked in a place where the window barely opened and it was disgusting!!! Sure you’re only in a few minutes anyway!

Window open a few inches (not miles and miles) for ventilation would be my choice.

Our bathroom windows at home are ajar most of the day if someone is in.

It’s really cold in there, closing the window when you arrive doesn’t help it to warm up when you need to use it. I am all for partial opening for a little ventilation just not an arctic wind toilet experience 😂 it’s not on the ground floor and that side of the building has no shelter so it’s full rain/wind right down your back while you wee!

we once called a plumber for a leak turns out it was just rain that came in said window. And I’ve had rain hit me while I am sitting down if it’s the right angle

Catch some spiders and release them just before you go home one night.

I would suggest a pigeon, but I think that would be cruel to the poor bird.

Much prefer windows open and well ventilated toilet

It's not just poo that makes a loo smell though. The smell of pee can linger, as can the smell of unwashed arse/vag. I'd keep the window open all the time, but only slightly. Just enough.

Stop being a baby. Close the window when you get in there. If the toilet seat is wet from the rain, then wipe it. Have a wee, 60 seconds later, re-open the window and leave.

So much drama.